Dr. Edward J. Watts #514

Dr. Edward J. Watts #514

What a fascinating journey to spend some time in deep dialogue with well-known history professor and author Dr. Edward J. Watts.  He is the brilliant author of the illuminating book on the Roman empire, Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny.  We also talk about...
Dr. Vanessa Siddle-Walker #482

Dr. Vanessa Siddle-Walker #482

What an honor to welcome the great Dr. Vanessa Siddle-Walker (watch her CSPAN talk!) to our family.  A legendary historian and educator as well as the author of several fabulous books, including her latest masterpiece, The Education of Horace Tate, she has spent a...
Andrew Lawler #474

Andrew Lawler #474

Andrew Lawler joins us for a fascinating conversation regarding America’s first colony in Roanoke, which proceeds Jamestown by 20 years.  Andrew tells of the compelling life and death struggles on top of solving their mysterious disappearance.  To me, our actual...
James W. Loewen #435

James W. Loewen #435

James W. Loewen wrote a book, Lies My Teacher Told Me, that changed my life and set me off on a journey of historical discovery that continues to this day.  For him to come on my show, What Matters Most, is the icing on the cake.  Jim was an amazing guest and a...
Steven Karalekas #370

Steven Karalekas #370

I met Steven Karalekas on a plane and we immediately connected on so many levels, that I felt compelled to have him on the program.  Steven is a fabulous storyteller going all the way back to his days in the Nixon White House.  A lifelong Republican, it was...